Articles by Christopher Jeffery
Central Banking’s strategic changes for a new era
New institute, benchmarks, virtual training and online event weeks launched
Klaas Knot on ECB policy-making, the FSB and central bank ‘capture’
The DNB president talks about unconventional policy, inflation target ‘bands’ and ‘circuit-breaking’
James Bullard on the Fed’s policy review, FSOC and forecasting jobs data
St Louis Fed chief supports average inflation targeting and worries about Treasuries market and non-bank regulatory weakness
Fears rise over breakdown in Basel and IFRS standards
Bretton Woods institutions worried about growing divergence in capital and accounting rules
Central banking enters a new era
‘Monetary financing’ and ‘buyer of last resort’ traps lie in wait
Campos Neto on reforming Brazil’s economy amid Covid-19 distress
Brazil’s governor details emergency asset purchase plans and backs extending SDR funding
Libra’s Disparte on big tech’s move into digital currency
Facebook-backed consortium still has more than 3 billion customers in its sights
El-Erian on Covid-19 policy risks, ‘zombie’ markets and central bank capture
Former Pimco chief says Fed has gone too far, market function rules needed and chance opens for shared policy load
BoE launches package of Covid-19 response measures
UK central bank unveils measures to support lending
Inflation targets back in the spotlight
Monetary policy can do little to offset impact of Covid-19
Ghana’s Addison on banking reform, innovation and the future of the eco
Bank of Ghana governor says Ghana is unlikely to join eco anytime soon
Paul Volcker, 1927–2019
Fed chair made his name battling inflation, and left his mark on independence and post-crisis financial regulations
Facing up to the tech challenge
Central banks get a wake-up call from libra
Canada’s fiscal stimulus worth 100bp of rate cuts – Poloz
Infrastructure investment has also helped to reduce financial vulnerabilities
Canada’s Poloz on monetary policy limits, transparency and cyber recovery
Speaks about stagflation risks from trade wars, the value of market signals and Canada’s CBDC plans
King calls for radical shake-up to escape ‘low-growth trap’
Central bank models fail to appreciate demand-side secular stagnation
Philippines mulls won-peso bilateral trading
Move aimed at shifting trades away from US dollar
BSP governor rules out Philippines involvement in Asian currency war
Rate cuts by Central Bank of the Philippines due to ‘domestic factors’
BSP’s Diokno on forward guidance and cutting reserves
Philippines governor, Benjamin Diokno, speaks about fintech and efforts to wean Asia off the US dollar
Creating trust in money in a data economy
NDB’s compliance chief speaks about new approaches to regulation
Seven threats from big tech’s libra
Can central banks avoid a ‘big tech’ monetary meltdown?
Riksbank may not use DLT for e-kronor, says Julin
No monetary policy component expected for Swedish CBDC
30 years of central banking
Central banks face credibility tests on a number of fronts
PRA’s Mills on future fintech challenges for supervision
Chief operating officer discusses tensions caused by disruptive innovation